Budča
Zvolen District · Banská Bystrica Region · Slovakia
Photos: Ľuboš Repta, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Patrik Kunec, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Ľuboš Repta, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Budča is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 285 m above sea level. Population: 1,372 (2025). Mountains nearby: Western Carpathians.
Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
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ModerateTwo-dayMarkedBudča ZavrchlúkaElevation profile279–878 m18.6 kmascent 497 m≈ 5.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedZvolen, passenger station Saddle VrátaElevation profile281–577 m7.2 kmascent 32 m≈ 2 h walking2.8 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedHronská Dúbrava DubovéElevation profile262–497 m11.7 kmascent 266 m≈ 3.5 h walking3.1 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedZvolen passenger station loopElevation profile283–571 m8.2 kmascent 324 m≈ 2.5 h walking3.7 km from the centre
HardTwo-dayMarkedKováčová, spa Sedlo TunelElevation profile302–1 265 m23 kmascent 1 209 m≈ 8 h walking4.2 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedDubové Zvolen, NeresnicaElevation profile289–564 m12.3 kmascent 360 m≈ 4 h walking4.5 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakVelestúrKremnicaaltitude 1 254 m16 km from the centreVelestúr is a 1254 m summit on the main ridge of the Kremnica Mountains (Kremnické vrchy) in Slovakia.
PeakUrpínBanská Bystricaaltitude 510 m18 km from the centreUrpín is a low but very prominent 510 m hill in central Slovakia, rising directly above the historic centre of Banská Bystrica on the left bank of the Hron river.
PeakSkalka (Kremnica Mountains)Kremnicaaltitude 1 232 m19 km from the centreSkalka (formerly Suchá hora) is a 1232 m peak on the main ridge of the Kremnica Mountains (Kremnické vrchy) in central Slovakia.What to visit
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MuseumZvolen Castle — Slovak National GalleryZvolen4.6 km from the centreZvolen Castle (Zvolenský zámok, officially Zvolenský hrad) stands on a raised terrace at the southern end of SNP Square in the centre of Zvolen.
Water parks & thermal poolsKováčová: thermal spa and Holidaypark aquapark near ZvolenKováčová4.7 km from the centreKováčová is a spa village on the south-western edge of the Zvolen Basin, 4 km west of Zvolen at the foot of the Kremnica Mountains; the village centre lies at 303 m.
Water parks & thermal poolsSliač spa: warm carbonated water and a thermal swimming areaSliač8.2 km from the centreSliač is a spa in the Zvolen Basin above the Hron valley, between Zvolen and Banská Bystrica. The spa quarter with its 46-hectare park lies on a slope above the former...
RiverHron RiverBanská Bystrica19 km from the centreThe Hron is a left-bank tributary of the Danube and, after the Váh, the second-longest river flowing only through Slovakia.
LakeThe Štiavnica tajchy – historic mining lakes of Banská ŠtiavnicaŠtiavnické Bane23 km from the centreThe Štiavnica tajchy are a system of historic artificial lakes in the Štiavnica Mountains (Štiavnické vrchy) around the mining town of Banská Štiavnica in central...
LakePočúvadlo — historic mining lake below SitnoBanská Štiavnica24 km from the centrePočúvadlo (Počúvadlianske jazero) is the largest of the Štiavnica tajchs — historic artificial ponds built by the miners of Banská Štiavnica to drive the machinery of...Craft nearby
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Cheese dairies & pasturesZvolenská Slatina bryndza dairy: the oldest, since 1797Zvolenská Slatina14 km from the centreBryndza with more than 220 years behind it Zvolenská Slatina is a large village in the Podpoľanie region, a few kilometres from Zvolen, at the foot of the volcanic...
Craft beer & breweriesUrpiner brewery in Banská Bystrica: tour and beer from the tankBanská Bystrica15 km from the centreBanská Bystrica is the centre of Central Slovakia and grew rich on copper mining in the 14th–16th centuries.
Water parks & thermal poolsSklené Teplice: Parenica cave steam bath and thermal bathsSklené Teplice16 km from the centreSklené Teplice is a small spa in a wooded valley of the Štiavnické vrchy hills, a few kilometres from the Hron valley and about 8 km from Banská Štiavnica.
Craft beer & breweriesERB brewery in Banská Štiavnica: brewery tour and tastingBanská Štiavnica18 km from the centreBanská Štiavnica is an old mining town in the caldera of an extinct volcano and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Craft producersKremnica gingerbread: the Haurík family bakery since 1922Kremnica18 km from the centreKremnica is an old mining town in the Kremnica Mountains where coins have been struck for more than six centuries.
Craft shopsÚĽUV Banská Bystrica: folk-craft shop and craft schoolBanská Bystrica19 km from the centreÚĽUV (Ústredie ľudovej umeleckej výroby, the Centre for Folk Art Production) is a state institution that has looked after Slovak folk crafts since 1945: it keeps a...Spas and thermal pools nearby
Water parks & thermal poolsKováčová: thermal spa and Holidaypark aquapark near ZvolenKováčová4.7 km from the centreKováčová is a spa village on the south-western edge of the Zvolen Basin, 4 km west of Zvolen at the foot of the Kremnica Mountains; the village centre lies at 303 m.Water parks & thermal poolsSliač spa: warm carbonated water and a thermal swimming areaSliač8.2 km from the centreSliač is a spa in the Zvolen Basin above the Hron valley, between Zvolen and Banská Bystrica. The spa quarter with its 46-hectare park lies on a slope above the former...Water parks & thermal poolsSklené Teplice: Parenica cave steam bath and thermal bathsSklené Teplice16 km from the centreSklené Teplice is a small spa in a wooded valley of the Štiavnické vrchy hills, a few kilometres from the Hron valley and about 8 km from Banská Štiavnica.Huts, shelters and springs nearby
285 mSpringČervený medokýš SpringSlovak Central Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified80 m from a trailNot for drinking
483 mSpringSpring below Pustý vrch (north-east slope), 483 mSlovak Central Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trailDries out in summer or drought
Getting there from Ukraine
Border crossings
- Uzhhorod – Vyšné Nemecké — road, 24/7
- Malyi Bereznyi – Ubľa — road, 24/7 For cars and buses; pedestrians not confirmed by the Ukrainian border service, lorries up to 3.5 t.
- Mali Selmentsi – Veľké Slemence (pedestrian) — pedestrian, 09:00–21:00 Kyiv time Pedestrians and cyclists only; inconvenient for the Tatras without onward transport.
- Chop – Čierna nad Tisou (rail) — rail, 24/7
By car
From Uzhhorod to Brezno ≈274 km, ≈3 h 50 min without queues: Uzhhorod – Vyšné Nemecké → I/19 to Košice → D1 via Prešov and Poprad to the exit near Liptovský Hrádok → I/18 and I/72 over the Čertovica Pass to Brezno. To Banská Bystrica ≈322 km, ≈4 h 30 min: D1 to Ružomberok, then I/59 via Donovaly. From Lviv: to Brezno via Uzhok and Ubľa ≈498 km (≈7 h 45 min) or through Poland ≈554 km (≈7 h 05 min); to Banská Bystrica through Poland (Kraków – Chyżne – Trstená – Dolný Kubín – Ružomberok) ≈535 km, ≈7 h 15 min. The D1 requires an e-vignette (eznamka.sk).
Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.
